Sustainability

First Enhanced Water to Pioneer Aluminum Cans

Perfect Hydration (pH), an ultra-purified alkaline water with electrolytes, extends its existing PET bottle line to include aluminum cans designed for cooler cases. Meanwhile, un-chilled 12- and 24-packs will be available center of store, expanding reach.

August 27, 2020

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Sustainable Packaging

U.S. Plastics Pact Launched to Drive Circular Economy for Plastic

Sixty-plus brands, retailers, government agencies, and NGOs collaborate to work toward ensuring all plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.

August 25, 2020

Flexible packaging

E-Comm Mailer’s Luscious Lip Graphics Serve Social Media Set

Subscription makeup company LiveGlam makes a pair of red, glossy lips the signature graphic element on its new bubble mailer to generate consumer excitement and inspire social media sharing.

August 25, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Delivers A European First with Recycled Paperboard Can Handle

Coca-Cola European Partners introduced CanCollar®, an innovative paperboard packaging solution, for multipack cans in Spain.

August 25, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Malibu Shares Sustainability News

Lynne Millar, Director of Purchasing for Malibu and Kahlua, answers questions on Malibu’s recent sustainability announcements.

August 24, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Morris Packaging Named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability

Morris Packaging

Morris Packaging announced it was named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability by the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC).

August 24, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Dow and Toppan Create Recyclable Banners for Olympic Games

Dow

Dow and Toppan have partnered to create recyclable polyolefin-based fabric decorations for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

August 21, 2020

Robotics

New ABB App Simplifies Robot Installations

ABB Robotics

ABB’s new RobotStudio AR viewer app provides a quick and convenient way of visualizing where and how robotic automation can fit into a process using a smartphone or tablet.

August 21, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Klӧckner Pentaplast Invests in Expanding Its Recycled PET Capacity in North America

Klöckner Pentaplast Food Packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast announced its commitment to expand its post-consumer recycled PET extrusion capacity by 17,500 metric tons, which significantly increases its capacity for thermoformed recyclable protein trays in North America.

August 19, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Maxpack Machinery Innovates with Recyclable Bags

Maxpack Machinery LLC

Due to the growing trend in consumer awareness towards the use of green and sustainable packaging, industry-leading companies, such as Maxpack Machinery, are looking for innovative ways to package their products.

August 18, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

First Pet Food Brand Joins Loop

Maker of ethically-sourced, whole-ingredient pet food Open Farm joins Loop, launching a reusable stainless-steel tin printed with a lot code that provides full transparency to product ingredients.

August 17, 2020

Flexibles

Hydrogen Water Potency Preserved with Aluminum Pouch

Unique gusseted aluminum stand-up pouch format keeps hydrogen atoms inside, preserving the antioxidant, energy-boosting, and anti-inflammation properties of the water.

August 13, 2020

Flexible packaging

Michelman Grows Portfolio of BPI Certified Compostable Coatings

Michelman Inc.

Michelman announces the BPI certification of three of its PFAS-free coatings—Michem® Coat 2000, Michem® Coat 525, and Hydraban® 8000.

August 11, 2020